Dec 03, 2007
DCist’s December Theater Preview
Good news in time for Christmas this year; the Warehouse Theater will continue to operate through next summer, according to the institution. The venue is currently hosting Scena Theater’s The Maids and will have new shows in February and March. That also means it remains a venue for next year’s Fringe Festival. The Warehouse is still looking for a new home. Despite the usual winter doldrums that December brings, there are still a number of…
Oct 04, 2007
No Exit: Tough to Watch, But You Can’t Look Away
When the entire play takes place in a claustrophobic room which is to be designated as hell, you know you’re not exactly in for a fun ride. But while Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit can be almost excruciating at times in its bleakness, it makes for a fairly compelling night of theater. And Scena Theater’s current rendition, a reprisal from another take not too long ago, is a faithful take with relatively few missteps. In the…
Jun 15, 2007
Lit Geeks Can Live It Up on “Bloomsday”
I was at a wedding last year on June 16 when the maid of honor gave a touching toast to the couple, noting the fact they were celebrating their union on the same day as “Bloomsday”, the annual Irish celebration marking the mythical events in James Joyce’s novel Ulysses. The maid of honor artfully worked in Molly Bloom’s famous “yes I said yes I will yes” soliloquy into her speech, as a demonstration of eternal…